Okay, so I haven't updated today, but that's only because I had school to go to. Yeah, I'm only sixteen, so I still have school. Anyway, this is the next installment. If I were you, I'd go back to the last chapter and read the preview for this one once again, because I changed it. The episode that was originally put turned out to be useless towards the plot. Moving on, I hope you enjoy this installment, I'm hoping to update at least once a day. If it doesn't happen, I'm sorry, but I'm only human.

I don't own Power Rangers, but if I did, Steve Cardenas would have never left the show, ever!

Kaleb's PoV

School today was shortened. Not because of meetings or monster attacks, but because of the Book Fair! I wasn't completely excited by it, but hey, it was better than the alternative. I would've just been at home, doing nothing all day, watching some weird cartoon that my little sister was watching, while Tyler was drawing something nearby. Yeah, I live a thrilling live outside of being a Power Ranger.

Anyway, I was by myself when I first got to the book fair, but that soon changed when I saw Kim and Tommy. I ran up to them, jumping in front of them to stop myself, "Hey guys!" I called, starting my sentence as soon as I landed.

Kim just kept looking at the books, "Hey." She said, to focused on the books.

Tommy just smiled at me, "Hey man, what's got you so excited?" He asked.

I shook my head, "Not excited, just trying to spice up everyone's day." I said, not really understanding what I said.

Tommy pointed over my shoulder, "I think that only works with Rocky. Though, you may need to repeat Australia to do it." He teased. I glared at him, crossing my arms, "I'm going to forget you ever said that." I told him, pointing in his face.

My White Ranger friend just laughed, "Aw come on, you know you like him! It's way too obvious!" He said. Okay, when Tommy Oliver, the king of obliviousness, says that you are being too obvious, there is definitely a problem. He can't even see that Kim is basically in love with him, and yet, he's thinking he's been friendzoned.

I just continued glaring at him. At least my face wasn't heating up, so that was a plus. I think I was too annoyed to be bushing anyway.

I moved over to Kim, "So, whatcha lookin at Kimmy?" I asked, all hyper and stuff. Hmm, maybe Tommy was right and something was making me excited. I guess I had too much sugar in the juice Ernie gave me this morning before I went to school. That, or something changed inside me when I absorbed the Evil Green Ranger Powers.

I even asked Zordon what happened with me and he explained everything. Turns out that Rita and Zordon both had a Green Power Coin, but Rita's was a copy off of Zordon's. Basically, it was a fake with the same properties as the real one. With her magic, she turned it Evil, and since Evil and Good can't exist together within the same object, when the Evil Tommy turned into the Green Ranger, it sapped away all my energy because my life was already bonded with my Good Power Coin. Does that make sense? It did to me, so I hope it does for you.

Kim looked up at me from her books, "One, don't call me Kimmy, and two, I'm looking at these fairy tales." She held a book up, and smiled, "I always wanted to be a princess and get rescued by a handsome prince on a white horse." She said, dreamily.

Tommy moved next to her, "What about a white tiger?" He asked. I grinned. There you go Tommy! That's the type of flirting that gets you a girlfriend! You are finally getting it!

Kim gave a sly smile, "That would work." She giggled, going back into the books. I turned to Tommy and held a thumbs up to him.

'Nice one!' I mouthed to him. He just shook his head laughing.

I looked through the books, seeing if Skyler, Tyler or my little niece Sofia would like a fairy tale. Sofia, Maya and my older brother Antonio were going to be visiting this weekend. It was going to be so good to see them again. We haven't seen each other in two years, so Sofia was only a year old when I first met her. I wanted to get her a present for her visit, like a good uncle. I wanted to be the cool uncle, the one that gives his nieces and nephews all the cool presents.

So, I was looking through some of the books, when a big purple one caught my eye. I grabbed it and read the title, 'Grumble the Magic Elf'. I looked on the inside and saw that it was the perfect gift for Sofia. I turned to Kim, "Hey, what do you think? Would this be a good present?" I asked.

I told the guys all about my brother and his family coming down, so maybe they could help me. Kim turned to look at the book and she gasped. "Oh my god! My mom used to read me that book when I was a little girl." She said, smiling fondly at it. I handed it to her, and she looked through it, smiling, "This brings back so many memories." She said, looking like she was about to cry.

I pat her shoulder, "You take it. I can find another book." I told her. She smiled, but frowned, "I don't have enough money."

I was going to say something, but Tommy stopped me, "Kim, I got it covered." He handed the guy that was at the cash register a ten dollar bill and turned back to Kim. Said Pink Ranger looked super thrilled, and she smiled at Tommy. "Aww, that was so sweet!" She grabbed him around his neck, pulling him close and kissing his cheek.

Damnit! So close! Aw well, at least it's something. Man, being a wingman is tough!

I was so busy gawking at the cuteness that Tommy and Kim were portraying, that I nearly forgot all about my niece's present. I sighed, looking back into the books, not finding anything that she'd like. I know that since she was only three, that she wouldn't be that picky, but I wanted the gift to be perfect, and Kim's book was just that. But, I wasn't going to deny her the memories that book brought of her mother. It was the same thing with me and soccer. It always brought memories of my dad kicking the ball with me when I was little.

Tommy tapped my shoulder, "Hey Kaleb, we're leaving this section." He told me. I nodded and walked with him and Kim. She was still looking at the book and I gave a sad smile, "I'm happy that I found that book for you Kim." I told her, even if it was a half-life.

She smiled back at me, "No you didn't. You wanted to give it to your niece, but you gave it to me instead. Thank you Kaleb." She then kissed my cheek, but not like she did with Tommy. With him, she grabbed his neck, but with me, she just stood up on her tiptoes.

I smiled at her, "No problem. I'm sure you'd do the same for me." I told her, making her smile and nod. Rocky came out of nowhere, "Hey guys! Look at this book on meditation! It's really good for the martial arts!" He told us.

I rolled my eyes, amused at the fact that even at a book fair, Rocky still has fighting on his mind. It was just one of the many things that I found undeniably attractive about him. God, I sound like a schoolgirl with a crush. That's just one of the many side effects of being gay and having a crush on an older guy. It makes you feel like a girl, which, let's face it, would make my life a lot easier. I mean, really, if I was a girl, then I could definitely see Rocky liking me. But, I'm a guy and he is straight as ever, so yeah, I can't see it happening at all. I will deal with watching from afar.

Tommy grabbed the book from Rocky, "Hey, can I read it when you're done?" He asked. Oh, and I guess the same thing about fighting could be said about Tommy too.

Ms. Appleby came up behind us, "Are you kids enjoying the book fair?" She asked, all excited. Of course, the teacher would get excited over a bunch of books being in one place. I'm really only here for two reasons, to find a book for my niece and because my friends are all here. Or at least I think they all are here. I haven't seen Aisha, Billy and/or Adam yet, so maybe they weren't here.

Kim nodded at our teacher, "Absolutely Ms. Appleby!" She piped, bouncing on her toes as she spoke.

Our teacher beamed at us, "I'm glad to hear it. Remember," She started to walk off and her voice got louder. "The more books we sell the more the library benefits!"

Rocky turned to us, "So, you guys want to go with me to the Youth Center? Aisha and the guys were going to meet me there." He asked, though he only looked at me. Hmm, what was up with that?

The three of us looked at each other and shrugged, before Kim spoke for us, "Let's go!"

We then proceeded to walk off, with Kim holding her book in her left hand and Tommy's left hand in her right. I just had my hands stuffed in my jean pockets with the green bandana the Tommy Clone left behind wrapped around my wrist. It brought me comfort, having it around my wrist.

Once we got to the school, Rocky led us to a bridge on the edge of the park. It was nice, with Kim leading and Tommy a little bit behind her. Rocky was next to me, nudging me every so often. It made me just chuckle to myself, because he was always doing this, little things that annoyed me on the outside, but on the inside it made my stomach swarm with butterflies.

Kim held the book out in front of her. "Tommy, I'm so happy you bought this book for me!" She giggled again.

Then, a red light hit the book, making it glow, and the book jumped out Kim's grasp. It flew through the air and landed, open, in a nearby trash can. We looked to each other, before I looked to Kim, "Why would you throw it out?" I asked.

Kim raised an eyebrow at me, "I didn't! It just flew out of my hands!" She then started running over to the trash can, along with the rest of us. When we reached it, the whole book had an orange glow outlining it. My Pink Ranger friend looked weirded out, "Whoa, it wasn't doing that this morning." She observed.

There was a sudden buzzing sound that made us all look around. It started to make our bodies shake and suddenly, we were falling down to the ground. I landed on my side, with my head on a very soft rock. Like, it was unnaturally soft for a rock. "Um, not that I don't enjoy this, but Kaleb, could you get off me?" I heard Rocky's voice mumble.

I opened my eyes, and lifted my head. Turns out, the 'rock' was actually Rocky's stomach in disguise. Okay, it wasn't in disguise, I just had my eyes closed. I pushed myself away, before glaring at him, "Get real, Rocky." I told him.

Wow, an intimate accident happened between me and Rocky and I didn't even show one sign of embarrassment. I think I may be getting the hang of it.

Getting up, I looked around. This was not Angel Grove Park. It was way too…animated. Everything looked like a cartoon. A poorly drawn kids cartoon, like the type Skylar watches. Stupid really.

Tommy stood up as well, doing the same as me too. "Where are we?" He asked. Why do people ask that when it's obvious that the other people with you don't have a clue either? It really bothered me for some reason.

Kim looked really scared, "This looks really familiar." She mumbled. I raised an eyebrow at her, "Really? What planet have you visited?" I asked, not believing that for a second that she's been someplace like this.

Rocky gave her the same look I did, "It does?"

She turned around and she spazzed out for a second, "Oh my god, we're in my book!"

Tommy turned to us, "We better call for help." He suggested, bringing his communicator to his mouth. "Zordon, come in, this is Tommy."

We waited a couple of seconds, and when no one answered, Kim spoke, "Nothing? We're totally cut off." She huffed, annoyed.

Tommy sat down on a rock, yes a real rock, not Rocky's stomach. That'd be weird. Kim was tapping her foot in annoyance, leaning against a cartoon tree. Rocky was pacing and I was sitting down on the ground, just messing with my bandana.

Rocky turned to Tommy, "Why don't we just morph?"

Tommy sighed and shook his head, "That wouldn't do us any good. We're still stuck in here." He told him. Rocky looked down, and sighed. I pat his leg, "It was a good suggestion." I told him.

"Okay, what are you doing here? Who are you? Come on, I don't have all day!" A grumpy voice sounded out from somewhere. I have no idea where it came from, so I looked around, not seeing anything unusual.

Suddenly, a big blue guy in a Santa outfit appeared with a wagon. "Answer the second question first."

Kim walked up to the weird guy, "We really are in my storybook!" She said, in awe.

Rocky looked to me, "This is just too weird."

I rolled my eyes, "When you're a Power Ranger, nothing is normal." I told him. He nodded, "Yeah, but still, you can't expect to be transported into a storybook."

I nodded, agreeing with him. The Santa wannabe started yelling, "I said, who are you?!"

Kim waved and flipped her hair, smiling her face off, "Hi, I'm Kimberly. This is Tommy and that's Kaleb and Rocky." She said, pointing us out, "And you're Grumble…."

"Grumble the Elf!" The guy yelled, interrupting her. Okay that is just rude. We were just introducing ourselves, and this guy bites our heads off. He placed his hands on his hip, "What's it to ya girlie?"

Tommy turned to me and Rocky, "What's with him?" He asked. I shrugged and Rocky just glared at the elf. Kimberly just grinned, "An evil magician put a spell on Grumble and turned him into a grouch." She paused.

I rolled my eyes, again, "Yeah, right. That's so evil!" I muttered, sarcastically, holding my hands up in fake fear.

Kimberly continued, "He now has to deliver all these toys to the orphan children if he ever wants to be nice again." She told us.

Once again, I rolled my eyes. I do that a lot, I've noticed. Anyway, this cannot be happening. We are stuck in a storybook with a grouchy elf and there is some kind of evil magician who really just likes seeing people being angry and grumpy. Oh how cruel!?

Grumble just gave her a dirty look, "What are you, some kind of gossip or something?" He asked.

Kim smiled slyly, "I've heard this story a hundred times!" She said, sassily. Okay, Kim, just because you know the story, doesn't mean that the characters know that they are in a story. This is their life, don't ruin it!

Grumble just shook his head, "What do you want, a medal? I gotta get going." He put a hand on Kim's shoulder, "You! Get outta my way!" He grabbed his wagon and started walking away, "Kids today." He muttered.

He then walked off, making me cross my arms and give a pointed smirk to Kim, "That went rather well, don't you think?" I asked, sarcastically. She just glared at me, not saying anything at all.

Tommy turned to us, "Maybe if we follow him, we can find our way out of here!?" He suggested. I sighed, "Great, more time with Grumpelstiltskin." I groaned.

Rocky just pat my shoulder, "Don't worry Kale, it'll all be over soon. We'll be drinking juice with Ernie in no time." He reassured me. I sighed, but nodded, walking with Tommy. Kim and Rocky hung back to take up the rear, and I heard them whispering to each other, but I didn't hear what they were saying. Eh, it's probably nothing.

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Rocky's PoV

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Kim stayed back with me, while Kaleb and Tommy went ahead. I sighed, watching Kaleb walking in front of me. I wish I knew if it'd be the right move to ask Kaleb out. I mean, seriously, he'd be the first guy that I've really ever had feelings for, or at least feelings other than lust, because really, I've lusted over a few guys in my life, lets be honest.

Anyway, we were walking, when I felt Kim nudge me. I looked to her, "What?" I whispered. She just smirked, "You like him don't you?" She asked.

I raised an eyebrow, "Huh?"

She rolled her eyes, "Kaleb, you like him." She said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

I widened my eyes, before going back to normal, "What? No, I don't like him." I lied. Of course I did, but I didn't need to tell Kim that. She'd end up telling Kaleb, and that's not what I want.

She smirked, "Oh yes you do."

I just huffed, "I'm telling Kim, I don't like him. He's sarcastic, sometimes rude, at times grouchy, like Grumble…" I trailed off, not able to complete the list, as it was a little harsh of me.

Kim, however, continued, "He's cute, smart, challenging, a great person, a family guy."

I glared at her, "Hey, who's side are you on?" I asked.

She thought for a minute, "I'm on the side of...true love." She said, dreamily.

I retched, "Ugh, please. I'd like to keep my lunch down, thanks." I snapped at her, giving her a look. Kim just smiled, "Whatever, it's cute, even if you are in denial."

I rolled my eyes, "I'm not in denial. I don't like him like that."

Kim glared at me, "Don't you tell me lies like that. It's been so obvious, ever since he stopped talking to you. You were like a lost puppy trying to find a home, and when he forgave you, you just followed him like a dog on a leash. You like him and you can't tell me otherwise." She stated, crossing her arms. Damn her and her way of saying everything true. I was lost without him. When he was sick, I was worried about him not making it, and when I saw him standing next to Tommy after the DragonZord went back into the ocean, I wanted to scream out how much I was actually scared he wouldn't live.

I was a little sucker for Kaleb. Anything he did was just so cute. The way he'd crack jokes, the way he'd make a smart comment back to Bulk and Skull. Hell, even the way he fought Putties was adorable. But also, when I had to hold him back from going into his house when we went back in time, it just killed me. Not that he was screaming that he hated us, because really, I can understand why he'd say that. It killed me to see him so broken at the moment. His dad was his one weakness. If you mention him in a negative way, Kaleb would go into some sort of funk.

When he did, I always wanted to just hold him, let him know that he has people that care for him and that he needed to be strong, for his dad's sake. It was just a little thing that I had always wanted to do, ever since meeting him. He was just that type of person.

Kim nudged me again, "I told you that you liked him." She said, with a satisfying smirk. I rolled my eyes, my face turning a bit red. "You don't know anything."

She scoffed, before whispering to me, "Just ask him out. It's just that simple." She told me. I shook my head, "No, what if he doesn't like me like that?" I asked.

She laughed, "Ha! You admit that you like him!" She quietly cried, as to not alert the person that our conversation was about. "And you can't worry about that! You're the one who's gonna make the first move. Can you see Kaleb asking you out?" She asked.

I shook my head, "No, but…"

Kim grinned, "Good! Now, you'll ask him out to a movie or something, maybe lunch at Ernie's?" She suggested, making me roll my eyes, "Gee Kim, why don't you plan our wedding too?" I asked sarcastically.

She pointed at me, "Hey, don't tempt me!" She told me. I laughed a bit, glad I had her as a friend. All of my friends were amazing. I'm glad that we met that day in park, when Mr. Anderson's son was on a runaway stroller and Aisha and Kim stopped it together. To think, that Adam, Aisha and I only arrived in Angel Grove to partake in a Ninja Tournament, and a day later, we're being sworn by Zordon not to say anything about the Power Ranger's identities. Then, a few days later, we are called into action by becoming actual Power Rangers.

I'd have to call you crazy if you told me that would be my life. It was just insanity, but I wouldn't change it for the world. Now, moving on from that, how to ask Kaleb out for that date that Kim wanted me to go on?

So, there you have Part 1 of either 3 or 4 parts. So, Rocky admits to Kim that he likes Kaleb and she wants him to ask Kaleb out. Hmmm, how will this turn out? Plus, Tommy, Kaleb, Kim and Rocky are stuck in a storybook with Grumble the Elf! How will they get out? Will the other rangers save them? Will I ever stop doing these stupid questions at the end of each chapter? NO!

Review please! I accept all types of criticism! I don't like hate and flames, but I will take it as contructive!